Libyan Dynasty
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The Libyan Dynasty, formally known as Egypt's Twenty-second Dynasty, was a period of ancient Egyptian rule by pharaohs of Libyan origin that marked the early Third Intermediate Period.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
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ancient Egyptian dynasty ⓘ royal house ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Egyptian Twenty-second Dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libyan Egyptian Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
inscriptions at Karnak
ⓘ
royal tombs at Tanis ⓘ |
| capital | Bubastis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
decentralization of royal authority
ⓘ
rise of local rulers in Egypt ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early Third Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| endTime | c. 716 BC ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Libyan ⓘ |
| followedBy | Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shoshenq I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
| hasPharaoh |
Osorkon I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osorkon II NERFINISHED ⓘ Osorkon IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Pami NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshenq I NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshenq III NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshenq IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshenq V NERFINISHED ⓘ Takelot I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFromSource |
Biblical references to Shishak (Shoshenq I)
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Egyptian king lists ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Egyptian language ⓘ |
| notableEvent | campaigns of Shoshenq I in the Levant ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Bubastis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| powerBase | Delta Libyan military chiefs ⓘ |
| predecessorPopulation | Meshwesh Libyans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Shoshenq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 943 BC ⓘ |
| successorStates | local Libyan dynasties in the Delta ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Pharaoh ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.